‘Reds’ get ready: Workers prepare fleet of buses for season on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park

On a recent morning, Dave Eglsaer opened a door to an old wood barn and daylight crept into every dusty corner. Inside, the light revealed 25 touring buses, built in the late 1930s by the White Motor Co. and designated as Model 706 – known in these parts as "reds."

With the days getting longer and tourist season approaching, Eglsaer and a small team of mechanics are working to ensure the entire fleet of Glacier National Park http://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm red buses are ready for another summer of touring up and down the legendary Going-to-the-Sun Road. Just like the fleet has done almost every year for the last seven decades.

By JUSTIN FRANZ Flathead Beacon

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